Daily Republican., 1887-05-03

The city court room WAS crowded this
morning with interested spectators to
hear the tidal Of Elwsrd Hsston, charg.
cd with committing m indecent assault
ON Mary Conklin. The accused was
represented by Austin Harrington, EsQ. :,
\ and the case was prosecuted by City
\ Solicitor Turner, acting as Deputy At
torney General. When Clerk Hy land
read the information he prisoner plead
not guilty, and the examination of wit
nesses was commenced.
Officer Cummins testified that on Sun
day evening shout 80 O'Clock he was
standing on tina corner OF Tenth and
Madison streets talking u Sergeant
Taylor, when they heard woman
scream, and upon looking, saw o man
and woman under the trees. She SEEM
cd to be trying to push him away, but
he persisted in walking slongside Of
her. Sergeant Taylor told the witness
that he had better follow them and rs.
certain what WAS the matter. He did
so, and watched them to Tenth and
West, when he took the defendant into
custody. The girl said that Heston had
been following and annoying her for
some time, and accompanied the officer
to the hall. The witness did not think
| uoionunut wnb 0IuuA, wuuh no oSHoeted
him.
Sergeant Taylor corro5osAted his tse
timony, but said that he was under shl
impression that Heston had been drink
ing.
Mary Couklln was then sworn, and
testified that she resides 1t No. 819 Eas
Eighth street, Is II years OF age and Il
J employed at the jute mill. On Sunday
, evening, about Z, 80 o'clock, she left he
} home for the purpose OF taking walk
J When she reached Seventh and KIM
streets, Heston came up and asked hel
II she wanted company, and she replied
, that she did not. He, however, walkeC
alongside OF her to French street, NJ
I that street to Eleventh, thence Il
? | Adams street, and to Tenth and Madi
3 son streets.
He asked her several questions abou
{ Indifferent matters, which she answer
ed, as she WAS afraid OF him. Wher
she turned to go down Tenth street ht
0 caught hold OF her and tried to pull hel
T, toward the reservoir: he also made or
+ indie cent assault or her. and she scream
ed, when he let 60 his hold on her.
! On cress-examination, the witness
r said that she merely bad speaking &c
quajntance with Heston. He had com,
Q up to her once before sad insisted OF
}. walking alongside of her. The defend
: ant gave her q box of fried oysters
which she carried short distance AMI
then handed them back TO him.
This was the last witness for th,
prosecution, and Mr.. Harrington opened
p for the defense He said he would show
! that the defendant left his wife and
: home on Sunday morning and went oul
y and got very drunk. He came in abou,
! 6 O'Clock in the evening, but was SO ner
a vous that he could not content himself
!, and about O'Clock went out again t
: get something to eat, and that was wher
- he bought the oysters. He then wen
to cigar store on Seventh street, near
King, and when he came out from there
met the com pl ainaut.
Frank G. Enos testified that he was
In the segar store when Heston came
I In; he Was very drunk, and said tina!
! the wbiskey he drank was burning
his insides up. He wsnted piece OF
Ice to cool himself, but as he
Raid he was going ont for tome
oysters, the witness told him he
could get the ice where he got them
He returned In y LITTLE while with the
oysters, and after getting segar went
out.
This was the last witness examined
and Judge Cummins, after hearing the
argument of counsel, adjudged the
prisoner guilty and sentenced him to
pay fine of $40 and costs.